FM 1-112 ·Army ·1997 Attack Helicopter Operations
Attack helicopter battalions are assigned to divisional aviation brigades and corps ATKHRs (in corps aviation brigades). They provide the supported commander a highly mobile and lethal armor, personnel, and materiel destruction capability…
FM 25-51 ·Army ·1991 Battalion Task Force Nuclear Training
Battlefield nuclear warfare (BNW) is the requirement to conduct continuous combat operations in the environment created by the presence of any nuclear capable systems before, during, or after nuclear weapon employment by either friendly or…
FM 3-21.20 ·Army ·2006 The Infantry Battalion
The Infantry battalion manual: battle command; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; and offensive, defensive, and stability operations. Supersedes FM 7-20 (2006).
FM 3-21.21 ·Army ·2003 The Stryker Brigade Combat Team Infantry Battalion
The Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT) infantry battalion is designed to be a full-spectrum, early-entry combat force. It has utility in all operational environments against all projected future threats. As part of the SBCT, the infantry…
FM 3-90.2 ·Army ·2003 The Tank and Mechanized Infantry Battalion Task Force
FM 3-90.2 describes the tactical employment of the tank and mechanized infantry battalion task force. It specifically addresses operations for battalion task forces organized under the Army of Excellence (AOE) and the Limited Conversion…
FM 34-80 ·Army ·1986 Brigade and Battalion Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Operations
Brigade and battalion commanders plan and direct the close operations on the airland battlefield against enemy battalions and companies of first-echelon regiments. They must also be prepared to engage follow-on forces and first-echelon…
FM 4-02.1 ·Army ·2001 Combat Health Logistics
Combat health logistics (CHL), to include blood management, is one of the major Army Medical Department (AMEDD) functional areas. Under the Medical Force 2000 (MF2K) concept, CHL in a theater of operations (TO) is provided by the medical…
FM 4-02.24 ·Army ·2000 Area Support Medical Battalion: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
This field manual (FM) provides information on the mission, organization, and operation of the area support medical battalion (ASMB). This manual sets forth tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for providing area medical support in…
FM 44-63 ·Army ·Undated ADA Battalion in the Heavy Division
FM 44-63 is the field manual for ADA in support of the heavy divisions. The purpose of this FM is to describe how current and interim FAAD and SHORAD ADA battalions are organized and how they fight in support of maneuver operations. This…
FM 5-104 ·Army ·1986 General Engineering
Chapter 1 GENERAL ENGINEERING G eneral engineering encompasses those engineer tasks which increase the mobility, survivability, and sustainability of tactical and logistical units to the rear of the forward line of troops (FLOT). Such…
FM 5-105 ·Army ·Undated Topographic Operations
FM 5-105 special-purpose topographic products tailored to meet the supported commander's needs. These units belong to the topographic battalion in the theater of operations, but maintain a habitual relationship with their supported…
FM 57-38 ·Army ·1993 Pathfinder Operations
Army pathfinders primarily provide navigational assistance and advisory services to military aircraft in areas designated by supported unit commanders. Their secondary missions include providing advice and limited assistance to units…
FM 6-20-20 ·Army ·1991 Fire Support at Battalion Task Force and below
TO FIRE SUPPORT SECTION FIELD ARTILLERY MISSIONS 4-1. ROLES OF FIELD ARTILLERY a. Close Support. Close support fires are fires used to engage enemy troops, weapons, or positions that are threatening the supported force. Close support…
FM 6-42 ·Army ·1980 Field Artillery Battalion, Lance (C1)
This revised manual has been prepared to serve as a single source reference document for Lance battalion operations and training. It is a how-to-train and how-to-fight manual to be used by all levels of command from corps to the platoon.…
FM 63-1 ·Army ·1994 Support Battalions and Squadrons, Separate Brigades and Armored Cavalry Regiment
This manual provides information on the structure and operations of the support battalion of the separate brigades and the armored cavalry regiment support squadron. It is directed toward the commanders and staffs of the support…
FM 63-20 ·Army ·1990 Forward Support Battalion
FM 63-20 Cavalry squadron. All these units will require CSS on a battlefield unlike any encountered in the Forward support battalion. past. The AirLand Battlefield will be characterized by fluid, nonlinear operations and Air liaison…
FM 63-21 ·Army ·1990 Main Support Battalion
FM 63-21 CHAPTER 1 MSB Organization and Functions ARMORED, MECHANIZED INFANTRY, INFANTRY, HEAVY/LIGHT DIVISIONS Main support battalions exist in four types of divisions. They are the armored, mechanized infantry, infantry, and heavy/light…
FM 7-20 ·Army ·2000 The Infantry Battalion
AirLand Battle doctrine has produced great changes in the Army. It has affected everything from equipment to the way we fight. Commanders need to understand these concepts and how they affect the employment of an infantry battalion. This…
FM 7-72 ·Army ·1987 Light Infantry Battalion
Light infantry battalions are organized to fight successful operations in close terrain in the low- to mid-intensity spectrum of conflict. On the AirLand battlefield, they provide the Army versatility and strategic flexibility through…
FM 7-98 ·Army ·1992 Operations in a Low Intensity Conflict
"For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill." Sun Tzu The possibility of US troops becoming involved in a low-intensity conflict (LIC) is ever…
FM 71-2 ·Army ·1988